Mass finds in archaeological collections
Online database for the professional procedure for the mass supply of archaeological iron and moist wood finds
Wet wood preservation
Start
Wet wood preservation
The Project
Problem
Project procedure
Acknowledgement
FAQ
Conservation methods
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Sucrose
Lactitol/Trehalose
Melamin resin (Kauramin 800)
Alkohol ether resin
Silicone oil
Methodology
Conservation status
Wood species identification
Dimensional changes
Measurement with 3D scanner
Measurement with caliper gauge
Appearance/color change
Wood chemical analysis
Economics
Calculations/Glossary
Database
Test series
Data evaluation
Data selection
ASE-Values
Volume-Values
3D scans of the samples
Cost comparison
Further research
Long-term storage
Swelling test
Oddytest
Pulse conservation
CuTAWAY
Preservation of iron objects
test series V23
show unpreserved sample of the test series
show preserved sample of the test serie
wood species
Fichte/Lärche
wooden form
Kanthölzer einer Wandverschlung (Spundwand)
location
Köln
find enviromen
Stadtgrabung
age
Römisch
average water content
386%
water content range
189 - 521 %
degree of degradation
2
cutting/dimensions of the samples
Abgelängte Stücke (Durchschnittliche Länge x Breite x Höhe : 15 x 10 x 6 cm)
shrinkage behavior
storage at provide
Fundfrisch (Baudiele mit Folie umwickelt)
interim storage at RGZM
12 Monate in deionisiertem Wasser mit mehreren Badwechsel
color map of the conserved samples
key data of the unpreserved reference sample(s:
average water content
417 %
shrinkage calculation
from scan data
from caliper data
mean volume shrinkage
51.5 %
28.5 %
average radial shrinkage
32.2 %
13.7 %
average tangential shrinkage
29.7 %
13.8 %
average longitudinal shrinkage
2.0 %
4.3 %
wood composition (acid hydrolysis)
The scan data are reference for all ASE calculations due to the higher precision
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